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Oklahoma QB Landry Jones a semifinalist for Davey O’Brien Award

NORMAN, Okla. – University of Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones is one of 16 NCAA FBS quarterbacks selected as semifinalists for the 2012 Davey O’Brien Award, presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback.

Fans may now help determine which three quarterbacks will advance as finalists by voting as often as once daily at www.VoteOBrien.org. Fan voting will close at noon (CT) on Nov. 18.

The Artesia, N.M., native owns a 34-9 (.791) record as a starter at OU, giving him the most victories in school history. Jones is already OU’s all-time career leader in passing yards (14,023), passing yards per game (311.6), pass attempts (1,840), pass completions (1,154), 300-yard games (22), 400-yard games (9), TD passes (105), total offense (13,682) and total offense per game (304.0). His 14,023 career passing yards also ranks second in Big 12 Conference history and is the highest total by an active FBS quarterback.

Two OU quarterbacks have won the Davey O’Brien Award on three previous occasions, including Jason White (2003, 2004) and Sam Bradford (2008), the most by any program in the last 10 years and the second most overall.

The three Davey O’Brien finalists will be announced on Monday, Nov. 19 and the winner will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards airing Thursday, Dec. 6, on ESPN. The 36th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner will be held on Feb. 18, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Semifinalists were selected by the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee, with the Fan Vote accounting for five percent of the total vote. The committee was asked to consider the following criteria: quarterback skills, athletic ability, academics, character, leadership and sportsmanship.